Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-06
VOL. xI--EO. 80


CEcnxAxf, Feb. h--Tha river al 10
c'clock this noFniae bad reached 4
STAGE of s fsel ard inch. uhioh was 3
rise dnrlne the past nina hours AZ 5
inches. This dinsinntiou Ia The rnae of
tie Kise Il snoourazfDc. eapaciallv A.
taere . Fet no rain. However. wffh a
aloudy aky and tha thefmouaanor ahovn
- dearees. theee u slih zfaund fer an
pfebension. TIE rise. a. Il i nov. ia
causfng serious ineonsenienea % the
railway and river transporiaiion. hrslfea
intesfsfinR With mang mRaufaaGorisa
on The water frpnt. Every additinnnl
f0ot OF increase uaraifes the loas a =
maeh higher rate. until The rainfa1
couaes, however, The condition will rn-
main hopeful.
Messallo Nesting Factory Burned.
PArrKRsox (N. -, Fe6. 6--H .ruong
Miils, part o. \. 4 h. Adams' larra
establishment, was on frs this marnina.
The mill vas devoted b she mannfnc.
tare ~ mosquito nettinR. The lees d
esilnafed 81 quarter Of million dol
lars Which IL believed 30 ba fally
covered hy Insurance..
weekly Bank slalemena.
NEw YeaK, Fec. 6.--The wsekly bank
statement shows 3 reserve deorenaa az
81. 81. .oo0 The banks now hold $50
ah5sooo In excess of the legal Tnle.
The Fseszhs Bisckaae.
TIE freight blockade On the Fiper
fronf IL worse this morning than IA wmn
yesterday aftorno0a. In MANY in
slanaes the truekman left their wacona
In the line lasl Night, took their horses
70 the Stables. aud sane bach and niopt
on thair trucks Truokmen. hANina
waited all Dc y yesicrdas, aud ihan an
hitohed their horsez and returned home,
reported that there Was no sign of he
vessels being ahio 10 disahArae. the
merehants saW hov uselesa Il wa 70 A.
tempt 20 ship freight 10 larRe quantities.
A Schooner wrecked amd Anahea wisM
Tremendous sea.
CHAnLKsrox, 5. q. Feb. 6--A tue az
rived here fr0Hn she wrecked snhoonnr
Fred W. Chass and reports the vessel
under water aud being dashed by z tre-
mendous sea, which prevails the ap-
proach OF either tuas or lifeboata Three
OF We crew vere sea In the rigging. No
other persons we're visible.
Ts Prevent Dealiae IN Fusnrsa.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 5.--A bill passed
the Texhs Senate yesterday, and will
probably pass the Houss. pFohibiilnQ
dealing IN futnrss, and 6xinR q dna of
not less than &l00 and not more thmn
500, aud inlpFisonment In the county
Jail for SIX nonths. Each deal Il % -
considered separate 0donses
On wall street.
NHW YoaK. Feb. 6.--The stock marksh
opened strong this molninQ, with sha
nrst prices showing advances over inai
evenings hnal figures Of from to X
per cent generally, thengh Uai0n Pa
ctiio was down X per cent. Ths market
vas active IN the early dealings an6 sho
prizes vas strong and fnrther advances
OF from = - per cant. we're oHlab-
lished IN the tirst few minutes. after
which there Was . weakness And some
stocks were carried back 20 the opening
hgurea, while the Paciho Mail and
Union Pacilio held all their advances.
The market quiesed down, and q Arm
tone became prevalent.
Suspension oE Heath a Co.
NEw YoRk, Feb. 5.--Tha suspenslon %
Heath & Co., stock brokers at No. A.
New street, vas announced Ia the Con-
solidated 6teck and Petroleum Rx-
change shortly after noon, end about
1000 shares Of stock were bought In for
thsir aos0unt. Tue suspension was
caused by tue failure Of q customer 10
reeponA 10 calls f0l margins. Az tha
oiice of the hrm Il was stated that Il
was too eaRlY for them 20 make any
statement In regard 20 the liabilities,
bus that they felt certain they would
Be able 20 pay 100 cents On the dollar ID
4 short time.
A caueus.
WAsHrxoroS, Feb. 5th.-The Repub-
liean Senators held a caucus this m0rn-
iuR for the purpose Of considering the
policy 10 be passed with regard 20 the
reduction Of revenue. No conclusion
vas reached and another caucus viii be
held soon 70 consider the subject
Inanenee 81 the New Law on wall
strees
NKw YosK, Feb. 5th. - Government
bonds were dnll and steady. The sign
ing Of the Inter stats commeFoe bill had
no appFeeiable effect en- stocks, which
created some surprise, though II was
well understood that its cflscia had been
discounted for some time. Tha open
ina vas strong, advances over last even
ing's ngures ranging % 70 hve-oiQbthg
Of enc per cent. There we're further
slight advances Ia the early trading, bus
the vigorous resistance of The bears
forced priots down 10 emall ffaeiion be-
lev the opening figures during The drat
half hour. Advances, however, were
resumed and made slow bat steady pro-
Rress. except fFeqaent aliahl reactions
until o'clock p.n. After that time d
great rush 70 FeesTeF took place, and
more vim being impaired 20 aeala she
advance was aooeleratad and wae eniy
checked towards the Close. which vas
strong and about the best dzuzoa reach
cd.
wall strees oaeaatiens.
EEw TonK, Feb. 8.-U. b. 81, 100;
ls, 12s5f; "a 1f01 Pacific e.. f9G;
American Express, 100; Canada Paoiflo,
62A; Canada SoatbsFn. B71; Central
Pacific. .35j Z; Rio Grande. ~ Erie9o}<;
Kansas a Tsxas, -; HoftheEn PasiAs.
8X; preferred, b71; Northwestern,
ii34; New Ysrk Central. liz; Oregon
Railway and Naylgatisn, 985(; Oregon
rFausoontinantal, 81; Oregon In
provement, SS I; Pacific Mail, E7hI
Texas Pseihs. 221<; Uuion Paeino. -;
United States Express. 81; Wells Fargo.
i28; Western Onion. "a.
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